Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim and Emmanuel Ekow Asmah

International Journal of Social Economics, 2020, vol. 48, issue 2, 279-296

Abstract: Purpose - This study adopts three dimensions of women’s empowerment: (1) relative education empowerment, (2) women's autonomy in decision-making and (3) domestic violence to examine the effect of women’s empowerment on household food security in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study employed the generalised ordered logit model (GOLM) and dominance analysis using a sample of 1,017 households from the seventh round of Ghana Living Standard Survey (GLSS7). Findings - The findings from the study revealed that women’s empowerment proxied by relative years of schooling and women's decision-making were important indicators for improving household food security. Further, there exist varying dimensions of women’s empowerment in households, and these dimensions have a significant effect on the state of food security of households. Originality/value - There are a number of studies on the effect of women's empowerment on food security. However, this study contributes to the literature by examining the varying effects of different dimensions of women’s empowerment on food security. This provides policymakers with a guide that looks at different levels of women’s empowerment and the combinations of women's empowerment dimensions that contribute for reducing food insecurity.

Keywords: Decision-making; Food security; Ghana; Household; Women’s empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-05-2020-0328

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